Just gonna throw this out there: the fact that the police can unilaterally declare a protest against the police to be unlawful, and enforce that declaration with violence, is directly contradictory to the text and spirit of the 1st Amendment.
My then-boss brought me to the Church of Today to hear you speak in the mid-90's. Your fear/love teaching helped me when I was leaving the JW cult. Would you consider looking at this reading list I've compiled re: suppressed and whitewashed US history?
comradebirb.com/reading-reco…